Macroenzymes: Too often overlooked

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 119-

  Briani, Chiara ^a   Zaninotto, Martina ^a   Forni, Massimo ^a   Burra, Patrizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE KINASE; ENZYME; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MACROENZYME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA-CHAINS;

EID: 0037235632     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(02)00333-1     Document Type: Letter

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